Had gone to Ranjangaon, PUNE for a factory visit yesterday.
Trust me was looking forward as its almost a 450 kms round trip.
I left Mulund, Mumbai @ 7:30 in the morning & had decided i would drive complete one way in
ECO PRO MODE ( to pay respect to factory Quoted 2000 kms of running in ) I had started early in the morning to avoid the traffic in New Mumbai
As soon as i hit the expressway i slotted the gear into full manual mode for max efficiency.
I was doing 110-120 km/h in the top gear ( M8 ) most of the times.
Any way heres a pic of what cruising was all about.
As you can see in M8 a mere 2000 rpm , im sure you guys would be thinking how insanely boring would that be ?
But trust me to my surprise there is enough performance in the engines low rev bands, IT NEVER FELT SLOW.
Great thing how one can enjoy a car by not red lining but also feeling the low end at cruising speeds
Soon i reached the 1st toll naka @ Expressway & to my delight was these numbers;
& this was the reading on the journey computer ;
13.4 km/l , woah ! I was impressed & i am sure i could better that by not exceeding 100 km/h in top gear , i gave it an attempt but failed miserably
As i was reaching
CHAKAN i stopped & clicked the beautiful yellow flowers.
^ The above greenery & the yellow flowers were with me for a few kilometers on both the sides , was a special feeling i tell you.
^ My favorite stretch ( after Chakan ) on the way to Ranjangaon
However by the end of the journey reaching Ranjangaon @ just before 11 am, i got an FE of 12.4 km/l (Thanks to two lane roads traffic)
No pic of the journey computer i rest it by mistake, my bad
3:45 pm i left Ranjangaon;
As i had decided while returning it’s only going to be
SPORTS mode only.
EPIC fun as the car eats up the distances like crazy & soon i had entered the expressway.
This was some drive back , i tell you, just before starting from my factory my fuel gauge needle pointed between ½ & ¾ full.
As i entered the expressway i was at half, i had decided that i would tank up at the fuel station ( to get the 1-2 Rs benefit ) but the way i was enjoying the drive i din bother to stop at either of the fuel stations & break the momentum.
By the end of expressway Fuel Reserve light showed up with an range of 80 kms only. The car was thirsty but well deserved.
Phenomenal is the word, the long stretches were catapulted like nothing experienced before.
Fell short of the cars top speed by 11 km/h , & that’s where i will leave it at , frankly i chickened out
Back home @ 6:20 the journey computer read an FE of
6.3 km/l , as expected lol
These are some moments when the Fuel costs , FE , Bills, maintenance costs all these thoughts go for a toss & what matters is JOY.
Also the reading of the odometer was around 2200 kms.
By the end of the road trip it was established that the car can be decently economical when it is called for but on the other hand this is a seriously quick car guys, it did put the biggest smile on my face yesterday & also scared the hell out of me, hey that whats its meant to do isn’t it ?
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